Intel Xeon Silver 4514Y vs Intel Xeon Gold 6240

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4514Y and Intel Xeon Gold 6240 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Xeon Silver 4514Y

Intel Xeon Gold 6240

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4514Y

Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 85°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
Around 21% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 49035 vs 47999

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	90°C vs 85°C
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
L3 cache	30 MB (shared) vs 24.75 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	49035 vs 47999

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6240

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 16
4 more threads: 36 vs 32
Around 15% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2294 vs 2253

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	18 vs 16
Number of threads	36 vs 32
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2294 vs 2253

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4514Y
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6240

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2253

2294

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

49035

47999

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4514Y	Intel Xeon Gold 6240
PassMark - Single thread mark	2253	2294
PassMark - CPU mark	49035	47999

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4514Y	Intel Xeon Gold 6240
Essentials
Launch date	14 Dec 2023	Q2'19
Launch price (MSRP)	$780	$2885
Place in performance rating	504	499
Architecture codename		Cascade Lake
Processor Number		6240
Series		2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2000 MHz	2.60 GHz
Die size	2x 763 mm²
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	30 MB (shared)	24.75 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	79°C
Maximum core temperature	90°C	85°C
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	16	18
Number of threads	32	36
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR4-2933
Max memory channels		6
Maximum memory size		1 TB
Supported memory frequency		2933 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2
Sockets supported	4677	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	150 Watt
Package Size		76.0mm x 56.5mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 80 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes		48
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		4S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		2
Speed Shift technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)